Algérie Ferries

Algérie Ferries
IndustryShipping
Founded1987
Headquarters
Algiers
,
Algeria
Area served
Mediterranean Sea
ServicesPassenger transportation
Freight transportation
Websitealgerieferries.dz

Algérie Ferries or Entreprise Nationale de Transport Maritime de Voyageurs (ENTMV) is a state-owned Algerian shipping company.[1][2] The company operates passenger and freight services between Algeria, France and Spain.

Routes

Algérie Ferries operates eight routes across the Mediterranean Sea.[3]

Fleet

Algérie Ferries operates a fleet of five passenger / car ferries:[4]

Ship Flag Entered service Entered fleet Length (m) Beam (m) Tonnage Passengers Service speed Notes
Tariq Ibn Ziyad  Algeria 1995 153,3 25,2 21,659 GT 1,276 21 knots [5]
Tassili II  Algeria 2004 146,6 24 20,124 GT 1,320 23.5 knots [6]
El Djazair II  Algeria 2005 146,6 24 20,124 GT 1,320 23.5 knots [7]
Badji-Mokhtar III  Algeria 2021 200 30 49,785 GT 1,800 24 knots [8]

Scandal

On June 2, 2022, CEO Kamel Issad was dismissed from his position due to "his behavior that undermined the image of Algeria and was detrimental to the interests of citizens".[9]

On January 19, 2023, Kamel Issad was sentenced to six years in prison for mismanagement and lack of maintenance of the company's vessels.[10] He was arrested a few days after being dismissed in June 2022 on charges of "misappropriation of public funds, abuse of power, and illicit enrichment."[11] Other former executives were also convicted in this case. Former commercial director Karim Bouzenad received a five-year prison sentence. Hamouche Aghiles and Oufar Malika, both fugitives, were each sentenced to ten years in prison and are subject to an international arrest warrant.[12]

On May 28, 2023, the Court of Algiers confirmed the sentences handed down in the first instance in the ENTMV case. Kamel Issad was sentenced to six years in prison, Karim Bouzenad, former commercial director, to five years in prison, and Fatma Laimchi, responsible for information systems, to one year of suspended sentence. The charges included misappropriation of public funds, abuse of power, and illicit enrichment. Kamel Eddalia and Cherifi Ikbal were acquitted.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Algérie Ferries is looking for a new ferry". Ship2Shore. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ^ "NAVANTIA starts the works of repairing and modernization of the first ship for the Algerian Navy". Navantia. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ^ "International ferries". Travellers' Point. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. ^ Micke Asklander. "Fakta om fartyg - Algérie Ferries". Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Tariq Ibn Ziyad - Algerie Ferries". algerieferries.dz. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  6. ^ "TASSILI II (Passenger Ship) Registered in Algeria". www.marinetraffic.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  7. ^ "El Djazair II - Algerie Ferries". algerieferries.dz. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  8. ^ "BADJI MOKHTAR III, Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship". www.vesselfinder.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  9. ^ Fins de fonctions pour le PDG de l'ENTMV et de son Chef d'escale à Alger, site aps.dz, 2 juin 2022.
  10. ^ Justice: l'ex PDG de l'ENTMV condamné à 6 ans de prison ferme, site aps.dz, 19 janvier 2023.
  11. ^ "Six ans de prison ferme pour l'ancien PDG d'Algérie Ferries – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  12. ^ "Algérie Ferries : Les traversées Oran- Alicante suspendues - Journal communautaire algérien" (in French). 2023-06-17. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  13. ^ "Affaire ENTMV: les peines prononcées en première instance confirmées". Algérie Presse Service (in French).